Cover-fastener



I. M. SHACK LE.

COVER FASTENERf APPLICATION FILED JULY 27. 1917.

Patented July 8, 1919.

grime/rm IDA M. SHAGKLE, or WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Application filed July 2'1, 1917. Serial No. 183,125.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IDA M. SHAoKLn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Watertown, in the county of Codington and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cover- Fasteners; and I do hereby 'declare the following to be a full, clear, andfexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in a cover fastener and has for one of its objects the provision of a device of this character, whereby the covers upon a bed may be secured over the occupant to the bed to prevent the occupant from becoming uncovered.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a pair of clamps connected together and one of said clamps adapted to receive the covering of the bed and the other clamp to receive the bed so thatthe covering will be kept from being removed by the occupant.

A further object of this invention is the provision of means for'adjusting the clamps toward and from each other so as to compensate for dlfl'erent lengths of covering upon the bed.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a cover fastener of the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and eificient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatlvely low cost.

With these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in cer-' tain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cover fastener illustrating it applied to a bed,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional'view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View taken through one of the clamps,

Fig. 4, is a plan v1ew of one of the connecting members for connecting the clamps together.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates connecting members, which are of substantially T-shape formation and having their stem or leg portions screw-threaded to receive a turn buckle 2 for adjusting the connecting members toward andfrom each other.

Clamps 3 consist of body portions 4, which have one of their ends bent inwardly to form teeth 5, while their opposite ends are bent outwardly to form finger grips 6. The body portions 4 have formed thereon, ears 7, which are apertured to receive the heads 8 upon the T-shape connecting members 1, whereby the sections of the clamps are pivotally connected together. Coiled springs 9 are positioned upon the heads of the T- shaped members 1 and have one of their while the other clamp is secured to the head 13 of the bed 14, wherebythe cover 12' is held over the occupant of the bed.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be noted that a device'has been provided, which is capable of holding the bed covering over a child, and which will prevent the child from kicking or disposing of the bed covering. I

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A cover fastener comprising a pair of companion members having 'one of their ends bent to form gripping teeth and their ends bent angularly to form finger grips, inwardly directed apertured ears formed on said members and arranged in overlapping pairs, a T-sh'aped member having its head portion extending through the apertures in In testimony whereof I aflix my signature said ears, and a spring wound about said in presence of two wltnesses.

head and leg portion of the T-shaped mem- IDA M SHACKLE her and having its ends disposed against the finger grips for forcing the gripping ends Witnesses:

of said members in engagement with each ADELINE SHACKLE,

other. Mrs. A. SPINNER. 

